"This puts too much stress on our finances. Precisely for this reason, Odisha should be considered for special category status. In the last five years we had Phailin, Hudhud, Titli and now Fani. In addition to this, we had massive floods," said Patnaik.

The TMC attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that he did not respect the federal structure of India. It said that even though the PMO had called Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, it did not get in touch with the WB CM, thus “disrespecting” the office of the chief minister.

Puri, Bhubaneswar, and Jagatsinghpur plunged into darkness in the true sense as there was absolutely no connectivity – phone, electricity, internet – all dead and restoration a gigantic task for all concerned.

The districts to be affected the most include Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Khurda, Bhadrak and Balasore besides the northern part of Ganjam. The other districts likely to be impacted to a lesser extent are Cuttack, Jajpur, Nayagarh, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar and Dhenkanal.